13-letter words containing d, i, o, c, e
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- medicine shop — (in Malaysia) a Chinese chemist's shop where traditional herbs are sold as well as modern drugs. It is not, however, a dispensary for prescribed medicines
- medicine show — a traveling troupe, especially in the late 1800s, offering entertainment in order to attract customers for the patent medicines or purported cures proffered for sale.
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- method acting — film, theater: acting approach
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- micr encoding — The MICR encoding of a check is the magnetic ink pattern at the bottom that can be scanned and that contains information about the check.
- microdetector — an instrument measuring small quantities or changes.
- microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
- mid wicket on — mid on.
- middle comedy — Greek Attic comedy of the 4th century b.c. The few extant fragments are characterized chiefly by a realistic depiction of everyday life.
- middle course — an option or alternative between more extreme alternatives
- middle school — a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight.
- middle-income — of or relating to those with an average income within the overall population.
- mine detector — an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscounselled — having bad or incorrect counselling
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- misrecognized — Simple past tense and past participle of misrecognize.
- mixed economy — an economy in which there are elements of both public and private enterprise.
- mobile device — a portable, wireless computing device that is small enough to be used while held in the hand; a handheld: a large selection of smartphones, PDAs, and other mobile devices.
- molluscicides — Plural form of molluscicide.
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- ninety-second — next after the ninety-first; being the ordinal number for 92.
- no-confidence — If members of an organization pass a vote or motion of no-confidence in someone, they take a vote which shows that they no longer support that person or their ideas.
- non-committed — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- non-conducive — tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
- non-confident — having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.
- non-deception — the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
- non-deceptive — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- non-deciduous — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
- non-dedicated — wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal: a dedicated artist.
- non-deductive — based on deduction from accepted premises, as in deductive argument; deductive reasoning.
- non-defective — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- non-dialectic — of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
- non-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- non-euclidean — differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid.